Storm Station
Mescal, Arizona
84°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 81°·Light breeze 8 mph WNW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
22%Humidity
50%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Mescal, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Rincon RAWSQHVA3

A remote fire weather station/17.7 mi away/8,215 ft/4,050 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank145of 402

Pioneer AirfieldALK

At an airfield/25.1 mi away/4,767 ft/602 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank39of 402

Elgin 5 S53132

At a climate reference station/26.5 mi away/4,811 ft/646 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

Walnut Gulch #1S2026

At a soil climate station/27.8 mi away/4,500 ft/335 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Benson 8.4 WAZ-CH-70

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/4,171 ft/6 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Kartchner CavernsKARA3

At a cooperative observer's station/10.3 mi away/4,690 ft/525 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Pioneer Airfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.1 mi from Mescal. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Pioneer Airfield, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALKFIG. A THE SKY OVER PIONEER AIRFIELDSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPioneer Airfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ALKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

67.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 34 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Pioneer Airfield: temperature 67.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 34 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALKFIG. B THE AIR AT PIONEER AIRFIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 6,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.9 FTEMPERATURE 67.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 29.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 34 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEPioneer Airfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Pioneer Airfield, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALKFIG. C THE WIND AT PIONEER AIRFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPioneer Airfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Pioneer Airfield, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Arizona

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Mescal

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.